BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham, announced that HAKEEM BASIR, 56, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed...

BURLINGTON, Vt. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Christina E. Nolan announced the results of a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional law enforcement effort that focused on drug trafficking in Rutland, Vermont and the surrounding area. During the months-long operation conducted by federal...

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Royshawn Allgood, also known as “Boy Roy,” 30, of New London, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford...

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for distributing crack cocaine. Austin Wilkerson, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to three years of probation. In 2018, Wilkerson pleaded guilty to three counts of distributing cocaine base, also known...

CONCORD, N.H. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Joshua Simard, 31, of Auburn, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses. According to court documents and statements made in...

BOSTON - Drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury-related deaths in the United States and every day we see the impact that drug abuse has on our neighborhoods. This crisis is destroying communities throughout New England and our nation. In an effort to address this epidemic, the Drug Enforcement...

PROVIDENCE , R.I. – A Providence man arrested by Newport Police members of the DEA Drug Task Force in August 2018 as he arrived at a pre-determined location in Newport to deliver heroin he arranged to sell to an undercover Newport Police Department detective was sentenced today to 60 months...

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Westley Northrup, also known as “Piff,” 31, formerly of Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island Aaron L. Weisman announced that thirteen individuals have been charged, eleven of which are in custody, and eight federal court-authorized search warrants were executed today in...

New Haven, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham, announced that Arrinson De La Cruz, 40, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall...